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2021 Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

6 Colleges
1,132 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,484 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

This year's Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying education.

Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

1
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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's general education ranking for non-traditional students. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 0.8% of Michigan State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. 6,517 students are part time.

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University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best general education schools for non-traditional students. UW - Green Bay is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay. UW - Green Bay did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for General Education in the Great Lakes Region list.

About 1.3% of UW - Green Bay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,764 students take at least one class online at UW - Green Bay. 4,662 students are part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Grand Valley State University. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. GVSU also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

About 0.9% of GVSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,026 students take at least one class online at GVSU. 3,880 students are part time.

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Wilmington College
Wilmington, OH

Our rankings recognize Wilmington College as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Wilmington, Wilmington College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Wilmington College has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Wilmington College is lower than is typical, just 2.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 411 students take at least one class online at Wilmington College. 50 students are part time.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best general education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population. UWM also made our Best Colleges for General Education in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #6.

The student loan default rate at UWM is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,157 students at UWM that take at least one class online. 5,387 of UWM students are attending part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Kent State University at Kent. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Kent State has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 1.5% of Kent State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,625 students take at least one class online at Kent State. There are roughly 6,651 part time students in attendance at Kent State.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students general education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 359
Ohio 218
Illinois 89
Indiana 49
Wisconsin 254

General Education is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.

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